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Le prix du Bitcoin grimpe à 80 000 $ après l'ouverture de la route maritime du détroit d'Ormuz

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Le Bitcoin a grimpé jusqu'à 80 000 dollars après que l'Iran a déclaré que le détroit d'Ormuz était entièrement ouvert au trafic commercial pour le reste de la période de cessez-le-feu, allégeant ainsi la pression sur l'un des principaux produits d'importation au monde... La nouvelle a secoué les acteurs du marché, les baissiers cherchant à faire baisser les prix tandis que les haussiers tentent de défendre les niveaux de support clés. Surveillez la réaction de $ BTC $ NEAR – un mouvement décisif au-dessus ou en dessous des niveaux clés confirmera la prochaine tendance.

Bitcoin climbed toward $80,000 after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was fully open to commercial traffic for the remainder of the ceasefire period, easing pressure on one of the world’s most important energy chokepoints and triggering a broader risk-on move across markets. The largest cryptocurrency rose 5% on the news to as high as $77,273, according to CryptoSlate data. The move extended a weeklong rebound that has lifted Bitcoin nearly 7% from below $70,000 to its strongest level since the early February crash. The rally set off a sharp liquidation wave across leveraged crypto positions. CoinGlass data showed about $243 million in liquidations over the past 1 hour, with most of the losses concentrated among traders positioned for further downside. For context, Bitcoin short traders lost more than $100 million during the reporting period. Crypto Market Liquidation (Source: CoinGlass) Meanwhile, the total liquidations topped $720 million over a longer 24-hour time frame. Notably, this is one of the largest market wipeouts since mid-March. Iran opens Strait of Hormuz The advance came as traders linked Bitcoin’s rebound to a sudden shift in the macro backdrop. Iran on Friday declared the Strait of Hormuz completely open to commercial traffic during the ceasefire period. In an April 17 post on X, Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said : “In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of the ceasefire.” He added that vessels would have to follow a coordinated route set by Iran’s maritime authorities. President Donald Trump confirmed the update and thanked Iran for reopening the waterway. Following the news, data from oilprices.com showed that oil prices fell more than 11%. This reversed part of the war premium that had built up while the strait remained largely shut. The Strait of Hormuz route carries roughly 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural

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